Hippostratos: An athlete of ancient Kroton. He was victor in the Stadion at the Olympian Games in 564 BC and 560 BC.
Histonium: Ancient name for Vasto.
Historical Periods, Sicilian: Note that certain gaps showing in the chart below were periods where there was no clear dominating culture in Sicily. Certain periods showing overlapping years were times when the island was divided or undergoing transition from one ruling culture to another.
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Period |
Time Span |
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Bronze Age |
c2500-c900 BC |
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Iron Age |
c900-c734 BC |
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Archaic period |
c734-c480 BC |
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Hellenistic period |
323-241 BC |
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Roman period |
241 BC-AD 476 |
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Byzantine period |
AD 533-902 |
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Saracen period |
AD 827-1093 |
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Norman period |
1061-1194 |
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Swabian period |
1194-1265 |
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Angevin period |
1265-1288 |
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Aragonese period |
1288-1458 |
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Spanish period |
1458-1713 |
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Savoyard period |
1713-1720 |
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Austrian period |
1720-1734 |
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Bourbon period |
1734-1860 |
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Italian Period |
1860-present |
Hohenstaufen Dynasty: Swabian (German) dynasty which ruled the Regno from 1194 to 1266.
Holy Father: An honorific for the Pope.
Honorius I: Pope. (rOct 27, 625-Oct 12, 638).
Honorius II: Pope. (rDec 15, 1124-Feb 13, 1130).
Honorius III: Pope. (rJuly 18, 1216-Mar 1227).
Honorius IV: Pope. (rApr 2, 1285-Apr. 3, 1287).
Horace: (full name: Quintus Horatius Flaccus). Roman satirical poet; born 65 BCE in Venusia. His father was believed to have been a manumitted slave. His family had enough wealth to allow Horace to study in Athens from 46 to 44 BCE. His “base” roots did not prevent him from joining the staff of M. Brutus in Asia (c43 BCE) and he fought at the Battle of Philippi. Following this defeat and the subsequent suicides of Cassius and Brutus, Horace left the military and began writing in 41 BCE. In c39/38 BCE he was he was already friends with fellow poets Vergil and Varius, who introduced him to C. Cilnius Maecenas, a leading patron of the arts. Horace published his first book of satires in 35 BCE and his second in 31 BCE. Horace’s Epistles 2.1 to Augustus were commissioned and published in 12 BCE. Horace died suddenly in 8 BCE.
Hormisdas, St.: Pope. (rJuly 20, 514-July 19, 523). He was the father of Pope Silverius (r536-537).
Horta: Etruscan goddess of agriculture.
Humphrey: Count of Apulia (r1051-1057).
Hyele: Original name for the ancient city of Velia (Elea).
Hyginus, St.: Pope. (rAD 136/138 – 140/142).
Hyperbios: an athlete of ancient Syracuse. He was victor in the Stadion at the Olympian Games in 420 BC.
Hyrium (or Uria): A city of ancient Apulia.